"A few years ago, Peter Jackson's "The Beatles: Get Back" series kicked off a new wave of Beatlemania, which includes last year's Disney+ documentary "Beatles '64," and Sam Mendes' ambitious four film Beatles project, presently in production and slotted for a 2028 release date. With "Man on the Run," documentarian Morgan Neville sidesteps any present debate on how many Beatles films are too many, by technically making a post-Beatles documentary, focused on Paul McCartney 's life and career after the group's breakup in 1970."
"We open in 1969, just five short years after the Sullivan performance, the band on the fritz, all off on their own. Speculation of a breakup is rampant but the news is not yet public. In this opening moment, McCartney's voiceover recounts how he internalized the blame for the band's breakup. We never see McCartney or any other contemporary interviewee onscreen as a talking head, a decision which opens up the wealth of archival footage from the era to take center stage."
"McCartney is seen in this footage, holed up on a remote farm in Scotland with his wife Linda and their kids along with some sheep and horses. An archival news report on the property highlights how strange a sight that one of the most famous and beloved pop stars of the '60s now spends his days in a modest cottage with various structural elements in mild disrepair."
The documentary Man on the Run centers on Paul McCartney's life and career after The Beatles' 1970 breakup, emphasizing archival footage and McCartney's voiceover. The film opens in 1969 with the band fracturing and breakup speculation, and McCartney narrates how he internalized blame for the split. Contemporary talking-head interviews are avoided to prioritize archival material. Archival scenes depict McCartney living on a remote Scottish farm with his wife Linda, children, sheep and horses. A news report underscores the oddity of a global pop star residing in a modest, slightly run-down cottage. McCartney later publicly acknowledges the band's end.
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